Mysterious Virginia Howl Matches Arizona Bigfoot Recording

Posted Saturday, September 26, 2026

By Squatchable.com staff

Some of the most compelling evidence for Sasquatch doesn't always come in the form of a blurry photo or a fleeting glimpse through the trees. Sometimes, it comes in the form of sound. And a recent video posted by the YouTube channel ThinkerThunker, part of his ongoing "Whoop Project" series, dives deep into exactly that kind of evidence. If you haven't seen it yet, do yourself a favor and go watch it, because the audio analysis alone is worth the click. Here's the backstory: an anonymous witness in Virginia was working at a remote house back in November 2025 when he started hearing some seriously strange vocalizations coming from the woods. He grabbed his recorder and captured not one, but two separate audio clips of these haunting howls. The area is prime Sasquatch habitat — heavily forested, loaded with water sources, lakes, streams, and plenty of game to support a large, omnivorous primate. Virginia's dense woodlands have long been part of the historical range reported for these elusive beings, with Indigenous oral traditions stretching back centuries describing large, hairy hominids roaming the Appalachian region. Now, what makes this video so fascinating is the methodical approach ThinkerThunker takes. He doesn't just say "that's a Bigfoot howl" and call it a day. He goes through every known howling species in North America and systematically eliminates them using spectral analysis — literally looking at the sound waves on screen and comparing them to the mystery recording. Red fox? Ruled out. The frequency is way off, and the sonic characteristics don't match at all. Coyote? Ruled out. Coyote howls go up and down in frequency, while the mystery howl stays locked on one steady note. Wolves? Ruled out. Same reason — wolves move through their full vocal range, plus there are no wild wolves in Virginia, and no zoo wolves within 100 miles of the recording site. Domestic dogs? Ruled out. Dogs, like wolves and coyotes, have a natural ramp-up and wind-down in their howls because they use lungs and vocal cords to push air. The mystery howl has neither. It starts instantly and cuts off instantly, like flipping a switch. Humans? Ruled out — and this is where things get really wild. The host even does his own impression of the howl in his studio at a whisper level, and notes that it wouldn't carry 60 to 80 yards anyway. But the real kicker? The mystery howl splits into two different frequencies happening at the exact same time. ThinkerThunker points out that no known species on the planet can produce a medium and high-pitched sound simultaneously. Even human throat singing is low and gravelly, not medium to high frequency. So unless someone out there knows of a hidden vocal trick no biologist has ever documented, this rules out humans entirely. But here's where the video goes from interesting to absolutely incredible. ThinkerThunker reveals that this isn't the first time he's come across a howl like this. He pulls up audio from one of his earliest Whoop Project investigations — recordings made by two Sasquatch researchers who were staying at a hotel in Arizona, a couple hundred yards from a small zoo owned by the Navajo Nation. That zoo has grey wolves and bison, and the local lore says that forest giants come down from the tall rock formations above the zoo in the evenings to serenade the animals. The researchers captured these howls on their recorder, and ThinkerThunker had already analyzed them and found they didn't match any known species. When he puts the Virginia recording and the Arizona recording side by side, the match is undeniable. Same haunting, sing-songy quality. Same locked-in frequency. Same impossible sonic characteristics. Two recordings, thousands of miles apart, with the same bizarre fingerprint. One recording could be a fluke. Two recordings? That's a pattern. For anyone who has spent time in the field listening to the woods at night, you know that Sasquatch vocalizations are one of the most reported phenomena alongside visual sightings. Witnesses across North America have described howls, whoops, whistles, and wood-knocks that don't match any known animal. Researchers like Dr. Jane Goodall herself even acknowledged the possibility of an unknown North American primate, and the late Grover Krantz, a physical anthropologist, spent years building a scientific case for Sasquatch based on footprint evidence and witness testimony. What ThinkerThunker has done here is take that anecdotal reporting and apply real audio analysis tools to it. The spectral comparison work he's put together is the kind of thing that makes you sit up and pay attention, whether you're a casual believer or a seasoned researcher with decades of field experience under your belt. The Virginia witness wanted to remain anonymous, which is completely understandable given how people who report Sasquatch encounters are often treated. But the fact that he took the time to record the sounds and share them speaks volumes. Audio evidence like this is rare, and when it surfaces, it deserves serious attention. Go check out the video for yourself. Listen with good headphones or solid speakers, and pay close attention when he loops the two recordings back to back. It's the kind of thing that sticks with you long after the video ends. And if you're out in the Virginia woods anytime soon, keep your recorder handy — you never know what might be singing back.